The term "developer" is a bit ambiguous which is why we usually prefer core team, but often the term developer or dev is used to describe whoever it is that owns or manages a coin project. David is part of the core team but he is not a developer in the sense of software developer or programmer that is true. He is more involved with business development, branding and strategy, writing, managing some of the volunteers, plus other non-programmming tasks as they come along.

I agree the FUD and general negativity isn't really helpful, at least once you have made your point. If you don't like the coin, just move on, preferably quietly. There are hundreds of others to choose from.

That isn't how you use that meme

I think I am noticing this trend of late too. Just don't even mention BBR The goal is to first convert people who then will do the proselytizing job for them.

The other day someone called CryptoNote whitepaper as Monero Whitepaper.  

I wouldn't worry about DTM, they belong to a set of users that have picked up dirt cheap mega Boolberry stacks (because they didn't want to pay market rates for Monero) and now are hoping for riches. DTM is never going to stop talking about his Boolberry.

Heh, it's interesting .. we now have another evolution of the trolling tactics. It's been nice to watch it evolve:

1: Barely readable community padding supporting another coin, conversations between a couple of sock puppets that ignore most everything else.
2: Slightly mare targeted community padding, putting down this coin and putting up another one .. posts still barely readable.
3: Slightly offensive community padding, putting down this coin and putting up another one .. posts starting to be readable.
4: Highly offensive targeted statements, well beyond typical subliminal community padding, including comments that would be downright illegal to make in public.
5: Multiple threads actively denouncing the state of this coin, with mostly grammatically correct english and structured in a way that involved a big time sink.
6: Fully-involved trolls, dedicated to trolling this community using multiple accounts. Great typing skills for the most part, and always seem to be trying to insinuate that people are horribly wrong about everything .. especially in their support of Monero. It's to the point now where those that are paid directly, and those that are simply holding another coin and are paid by just holding it are indistinguishable.
7: ..? (Possibly entire IPO's about some magic super internet coin highway and for made up reasons Monero's not invited)

I'm expecting to now see an evolution of 'Monero shilling tactics' to whatever bored troll decides they want to take the casual completely-opposite mirrored-post tactic? At least that'll be Monero related 

The best way to approach this is to take on the mindset of knowing that that none of these people own any coins, and support nothing related to cryptocurrencies. They're about the same level of telemarketers .. sitting at a desk going from call to call waiting for that check at the end of the week .. saying whatever they've been trained to say. Typically, people just hang up on telemarketers. We should hang up on the telemarketers.

Hello all,

I'm interested in the creation of a Price Alert app for iPhone/ mobile devices.

The app will primarily service the Cryptonote community, with the aim of making it easier to monitor price movements of these coins without having to be glued to the computer 24/7!

If you're interested in joining the conversation the thread is here:
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/766212.0

I'm by no means technical, so would value any input the community can give to this topic.

Thanks a million!

You are mistaken, BBR is not a threat.

The word you wanted was "piquing."   But at least you spelled its homophone correctly.

I have been waiting for more info on the donation initiative.  As it has not been forthcoming I just made a small donation in the Monero Community Hall of Fame thread.

https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/700400.0